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An Act To Repeal Certain Requirements Concerning the Sale and Purchase of Firearms
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §455, as repealed and replaced by PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. H, §1 and affected by Pt. X, §2, is amended to read:
§ 455.Sales of firearms
 
1.  Forms.     A dealer may not:
 
A.  Sell, let or loan a firearm to a person without making a copy of the form a dealer must keep as prescribed by 18 United States Code, Section 923. The copy must be made and marked as "STATE COPY" before the firearm is delivered; or
 
B.  Refuse to show or refuse to allow inspection of a copy of the form described in paragraph A to a sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, constable, game warden or prosecuting attorney.
 
A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of $50 may be adjudged.
 
2. False or fictitious name.   A person may not give a false or fictitious name to a firearms dealer. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of $50 may be adjudged.
 
3.  Exception.     This section does not apply to a wholesaler who sells only to other dealers or to a manufacturer who sells only at wholesale.
 
SUMMARY
This bill repeals the law that requires a firearms dealer who sells, lets or loans a firearm to make a copy of the form the dealer must keep pursuant to federal law and to show that copy to a law enforcement officer or prosecuting attorney.